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Police in New Jersey responded to a welfare check last Thursday at a mansion valued over $1.7 million and found an insurance executive, David Grodnick, along with his wife Lora and their daughter Sloane dead from gunshot wounds. Identified as the senior vice president and underwriting counsel at Land Services USA, Grodnick was 61 years old; his wife was 62 and their daughter 24. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed it is an ongoing investigation with no threat to public safety reported.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 1, David Grodnick, a 61-year-old senior vice president and underwriting counsel at Land Services USA in New Jersey, shot his wife Lora (62) and daughter Sloane (24) before taking his own life inside their $1.75 million mansion located in Montgomery Township. Police were first called to the home on Wild Azalea Lane after receiving a welfare check request for the residents, but they couldn't initially contact anyone there. The following day, around 6 p.m., law enforcement entered the property and discovered all three family members dead from gunshot wounds to their heads. Lora and Sloane were found in separate bedrooms while David, still holding a gun, was located elsewhere within the house. Authorities ruled that Lora's and Sloane's deaths were homicides, with David's death classified as suicide. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office assured the public there is no threat from this tragic event.
Written for “Family Tragedy In Mansion” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
An insurance executive is suspected of fatally shooting his wife and daughter before taking his own life inside their New Jersey mansion.
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executive → suspect → mansion
Montgomery Township Police responded to a welfare check last Thursday at the family’s mansion, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Police → respond → Office
Police were initially unable to contact the family, and a day later, they gained access to the home — listed on the real estate marketplace Zillow for more than $1.7 million — and found two women in two separate bedrooms dead from gunshot wounds to the head.
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women → contact → head
Officers also found a man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, prosecutors said.
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prosecutors → find → head
On Tuesday, the man was identified as David Grodnick, 61, and the women were identified as Grodnick’s 62-year-old wife, Lora Grodnick, and their 24-year-old daughter, Sloane Grodnick.
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women → identify → wife
Grodnick was the senior vice president and underwriting counsel at Land Services USA, a real estate title insurance company, according to a report from The Montgomery News and a LinkedIn page that matches the description.
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that → accord → description
The Montgomery News first reported the suspected murder-suicide.
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News → report → suicide
The Independent has reached out to Land Services USA for comment.
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Independent → reach → comment
Neighbors reportedly said Grodnick and his wife had been members of the elite Bedens Brook Country Club in their hometown of Skillman.
uncertain
Grodnick → say → Skillman
Solane Grodnick graduated from the private Hun School of Princeton in 2020 and then Savannah College of Art and Design in 2024, according to The Montgomery News and her Instagram.
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Grodnick → graduate → News
She was set to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Master of Fine Arts degree next year.
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She → set → degree
The investigation into the Grodnicks’ deaths remains ongoing.
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investigation → remain → deaths
“The homicide deaths of both Lora and Sloane Grodnick were an isolated incident, and there are no threats to the public from this tragic occurrence,” the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.
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Office → be → occurrence
Local officials have asked anyone with information relating to the probe to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Montgomery Police Department at (908) 359-3222.
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anyone → ask → 3222
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